General Info On CRI cancer Research Institute. ORIGINS OF THE cancer RESEARCH INSTITUTE. 1. To fundbasic research that will yield breakthrough findings in cancer immunology. http://www.cancerresearch.org/crigenrl.html
Extractions: ORIGINS OF THE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE Cancer immunotherapy has its roots in the work of Dr. William B. Coley, a prominent surgeon who practiced medicine in New York between 1890 and 1936. In the early 1890s, Dr. Coley began to take note of the fact that in a number of cases, cancer patients experienced regression of their tumors when they contracted acute bacterial infections. Convinced that the disappearance of the tumors was somehow connected with the infections, Dr. Coley took a daring step. He injected live bacteria into a patient with an inoperable malignant tumor in order to bring about a virulent infection. The patient made a complete recovery and Dr. Coley went on to develop a safe and effective mixture of bacteria for treating cancer patients that came to be know as Coley's mixed bacterial toxins. In 1938, Dr. Coley's daughter, Helen Coley Nauts (1907 - 2001) , became convinced that her father's work demanded scientific investigation. She set about compiling a review of his records and other relevant medical literature. In 1953, Mrs. Nauts and Oliver R. Grace founded the Cancer Research Institute to further scientific exploration of the field of cancer immunotherapy. Now that immunological therapies are moving to the forefront of cancer diagnosis and treatment, CRI is regarded as a pioneering force in cancer research and Dr. Coley has come to be known as the "father of immunotherapy."
HealthEast Care System Medicarecertified. Emergency care, cancer treatment, radiology, outpatient services. general information on the hospital, contact information. http://www.healtheast.org/page.cfm?pageid=1-2-4
Mass General Imaging - Chelsea - Lung Cancer Screening Program Computerized Axial Tomography (definition) Mass general Imaging Chelsea ispleased to now offer CT scanning as a screening test for lung cancer. http://www.massgeneralimaging.org/Chelsea_Site/NewFiles/LungScreening.html
Extractions: Mass General Imaging - Chelsea is pleased to now offer CT scanning as a screening test for lung cancer. A screening examination is a study performed in order to detect a disease process at a time before signs or symptoms are present. Using sophisticated screening tests, it is hoped that if a disease is present it will be detected at an early stage. Preliminary results suggest that Chest CT Screening may lead to early detection of lung cancer in certain populations. Early detection and treatment can significantly improve patients' survival rate. Five year survival for early lung cancer that has been resected can be 70% or higher. However, you should know that routine screening to detect early lung cancer is not currently recommended by either the American Cancer Society or the National Institute of Health. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), in 2000 there will be approximately 164,100 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed. Fifty-five percent of the new cases will be among men. Lung cancer will be responsible for 13.4% of all new cancers. The average age of a patient being diagnosed with lung cancer is 60.
Sisters Healthcare : Oral Risk Factors general article which touches on statistical data and research information about these conditons. http://www.sisters-buffalo.org/home/cancer/oral/
Extractions: Oral cancer is the sixth most frequent cancer in the world. Oral cancer includes cancers of the mouth, tongue, tonsils and pharynx. Tongue cancer accounts for almost 30 percent of all oral cancers. In the United States there are approximately 30,000 new cases of oral cancer each year leading to 8,000 deaths. The impact of oral cancer on individuals, their families, the workplace and on society in general is staggering. Treatment for oral cancer causes pain and suffering, loss of speech, hearing, salivary and chewing functions and loss of time from work. Head and neck surgery as a treatment for oral cancer can be disfiguring, making social interaction and acceptance difficult for patients. Recovery from oral cancer is lengthy, and the costs of treating and rehabilitating patients are high. Treating mouth and pharyngeal cancers in the United States costs $289 million annually according to a 1980 survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. In the past several years the treatment of oral cancer has improved significantly with advances in head and neck and plastic surgery, radiation and speech therapy. Despite these advances there has been no improvement in the long term survival of patients afflicted with this disease. Only 50% of patients with oral cancer survive more than five years, and for those with advanced disease (which account for over half of the cases) less than 25% survive more than 5 years. Early detection can increase the effectiveness of surgery and radiation treatment.
Eliot N. Mostow, MD, Inc. Board certified dermatologist with interests in skin cancer, general dermatology, and laser treatment of excess hair, facial veins. http://www.mostow-md.org/
Extractions: Terri Nagy, P.A. has now joined the practice to assist in the care of most skin conditions. We're pleased to add her to our staff to help make your experience with our practice even more efficient and convenient. Our mission is to provide medical care that will improve the quality and duration of our patients' lives. We strive to provide service that is better than expected in every aspect of the care we give. Dr. Eliot Mostow is Certified by the American Board of Dermatology. Dermatologists are physicians with specialty training in the diagnosis, surgery, and treatment of the skin, hair, and nails of adults and children. He has just been identified, for the second year in a row, as one of the "Top Doctors" in Northeast Ohio (See the September 2002 issue of Northern Ohio Live Magazine).
Extractions: Mouth Cancer Many people havent heard of mouth cancer, probably because it isnt as common as other cancers, such as lung or breast. However, mouth cancer does exist and around 530 cases of the disease are registered in Scotland each year and the numbers are rising. Over 90% of mouth cancers are detectable by physical inspection of the mouth so its important that everyone is aware of the signs and symptoms. Cancer of the mouth can affect the tongue, lips, cheeks, gums and floor or roof of the mouth. The tongue is the most common site for mouth cancer. The floor of the mouth often produces small cancers with no apparent symptoms and cancer of the lip occurs particularly in fair-skinned individuals who have been exposed to sunlight over a long period of time. Mouth cancer...if in doubt, get it checked out. For more detailed information on mouth cancer please visit CancerBACUP Mouth Cancer Information - UK or the British Dental Health Foundation , Ross House, Hawkhead Road, Paisley PA2 7BN T: 0141 842 7327
Extractions: Surveillance Cancer Survivorship ... Skin Cancer Links to Related Pages Contents Related Government Health Links Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links. The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is intended to make evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related abstract, summary, and comparison materials widely available to health care professionals. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
RGU: HSSG Research Cluster Home Has four key research themes cancer care and treatment, Cardiovascular health and disease, Bioactive molecules and biotechnology and The health and care of specific groups http://www.rgu.ac.uk/hcsg/general/
Extractions: Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on using and downloading Acrobat Reader software. 2003 Science in Brief Fact Sheet: Breast Cancer 2003 Science in Brief Fact Sheet: Cervical Cancer CDC Program Announcement 02060: National Cancer Prevention and Control Program The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Fact Sheet ... CDC's Chronic Disease Prevention Database: Cancer section The cancer prevention and control section of the Chronic Disease Prevention database includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, proceedings, papers, policy documents, legislation, and other materials related to breast, cervical, skin, and colorectal cancers and authored by CDC staff.
Raph's Tonsil Cancer - Home Page View from a patient including a personal history as well as general information. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~raphaels/
Extractions: Background and diary of events leading up to diagnosis Scan Results and Required Treatment Risks Treatment Diary ... Useful Links Site last modified 16th Feb 2004 I have set up this very basic personal home page, firstly to chronologically record the initial diagnosis and lengthy treatment, secondly to inform/educate family and friends of specifically, tonsil cancer together with the effects of the relevant treatment. Although being personally diagnosed with cancer is a serious issue, for myself and everybody around me, I make no apologies if I offend anybody with some of the humour and gory detail I have injected into this page, it's part of my healing process which helps me and the people around me keep positive. So you've been warned! This page will be updated whenever I have new information to add, which hopefully should be on a weekly basis. Initially the page's format will be very basic and over the next couple of months will become more detailed with further links, photos and extra typical web page functionality. I got the idea after viewing a couple of American websites belonging to other tonsil cancer patients and the sites seemed effective. Background and diary of events leading up to diagnosis Name: Raphael Stipic Age: 41 years old Occupation: Project Manager Marital Status: Married with three sons Sunday 24th Aug Thursday 28th Aug '03 - During dinner with family I started to experience slight difficulty breathing and talking also beginning to get agitated and concerned that this was not usually associated with tonsillitis and needed to get another opinion fast. It had definitely grown since Sunday.
1988-1996 Minnesota Cancer Data From The MCSS Note The information obtained on these pages is for general education purposesonly North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin with cancerrelated questions http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/risk/mncancer.html
Extractions: Smoking cessation ... ) Newsletter The Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System (MCSS) was authorized by the Minnesota legislature to begin collecting data in 1988. Their data are population-based for the state and reflect microscopically confirmed cancers. The data have been collected in the biennial MCSS report: The Occurrence of Cancer in Minnesota 1988-1996: Incidence, Mortality, Trends . This section contains epidemiologic data on 25 types of cancer in Minnesota. For more information contact the Minnesota Department of Health, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, (612) 676-5216. Oral Cavity Uterus Esophagus Ovary ... All Cancers Combined The data summarized were developed from MCSS records of cancer incidence, Minnesota Center for Health Statistics death certificates, and data from the national Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. Minnesota data were drawn from several different sets of years, depending on the statistic: Incidence and mortality counts, average annual rates, and median age at diagnosis are based on cancer cases or cancer deaths that occurred during the five-year period 1992-1996. Rates have been age-adjusted using the 1970 U.S. standard population.
Extractions: C ruising down life's highway I came to a detour on May 10, 2001. At roughly 2:10PM EST I was told that there was a good chance that I had cancer. But just to make sure I needed to go through some tests. You see I had developed what is called base of tongue cancer a nasty, slow growing tumor that I hadn't noticed at all. In fact the only hint that there was anything wrong with me was a swollen lymph gland on my neck. But with lightning speed my ENT (ear, nose and throat) doctor got me into the hospital for an x-ray and scheduled a CT scan of my neck. That's when the concept of this Web site was born. CT scan, PET scan, PEG tube, porta-cath, chemo-radiation and a whole bunch of other terms were thrown at me as though I had successfully completed six years of post-graduate medical training. And with each new procedure my medical team ordered up....my stress levels began to build. M y stress was brought on in part by fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of what each test or treatment would feel, sound, smell and look like. Looking back, none of the tests should have been feared...save for the unknown. That's where I'm going with this site. I've tried to compile a list of tests and treatments that you might face as a cancer patient. Wherever possible I've included pictures as I experienced them. Sure, there will be instances where the equipment looks different at your cancer center but you should gain a general idea of what to expect from what you'll see here.
General Cancer Prevention Recommendations Home Learn general cancer Prevention Recommendations. Conditions. Whatis cancer? general cancer Prevention Recommendations. The http://www.genetichealth.com/CNCR_General_Cancer_Prevention_Recommendations.shtm
Extractions: Message from the Director The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center became one of the nations first cancer centers to be established in December 1971 with the passage of the National Cancer Act. Congress authorized federal funding to build 15 cancer centers nationwide. Four cancer centers already existed, and funding was added to enhance their programs. In 1973, the Duke Cancer Center was designated a "comprehensive" cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. Today, Duke is one of only 61 comprehensive cancer centers nationwide. The "comprehensive" status recognizes centers for excellence in research and for other contributions in the areas of clinical trials, prevention and control efforts, information and educational offerings, and outreach and service activities. The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Centers more then 300 physicians and scientists research all aspects of cancer biology and treatment. One of the signers of the 1971 bill and the Duke Cancer Center's founding director, Dr. William Shingleton, remained actively involved at the Center until he stepped down from the directorship in 1987. Dr. Robert C. Bast, Jr., former director for Clinical Research at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, succeeded Dr. Shingleton as the Center's second director and served in this capacity until 1994. Dr. Bast is an international leader in breast and ovarian cancer research and was the first to develop a blood test to detect ovarian cancer. Dr. O. Michael Colvin served as Center director from 1995 until early 2002 when he stepped down to pursue personal research interests. Dr. Colvin is widely recognized for his pioneering work with anti-cancer drugs used for bone marrow transplantation and other kinds of cancer. Darell D. Bigner, M.D., Ph.D., Edwin L. Jones, Jr. and Lucille Finch Jones Professor of Cancer Research, served as director pro tempore from February 2002 until May 2003, when H. Kim Lyerly, M.D. was selected as the new director.
Latest Anal Cancer Treatments Provides general information in an understandable format. Aimed at the patient level. http://www.cancergroup.com/em32.html
Extractions: A cancer originating in the colon , or rectum , makes up this group. The colon and rectum are continuous, but the differing treatments for cancers arising in different parts of the intestinal tract makes it useful to distinguish them by location. The colon is also known as the "large intestine," and starts where the small intestine ends, in the area of the lower right portion of the abdomen. The area where the small intestine becomes the colon is called the "cecum," and the fingerlike "appendix" is located nearby. The colon is shaped like an arch. The right leg of the arch is called the "ascending colon," and runs up the right side of the abdomen, bending under the liver. The arching portion is the "transverse colon," and it runs under the pancreas and stomach, ending under the spleen. The left portion of the arch is the "descending colon" running down the left side of the abdomen. The descending colon connects to the "sigmoid colon,"
UICC Fellowships Home Page medical/nonscientific projects UICC Asia-Pacific cancer Society Training date1 September Background information and documentation general Conditions for http://fellows.uicc.org/
